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IRELAND captain Brian O’Driscoll and coach Declan Kidney last night tried to put some perspective on this evening’s Triple Crown decider at Croke Park.
HUNGER for success motivates most sportspeople and separates the good from the great.
A HALF-TIME lead of 16-6 is a nice cushion for any side. But with the scoring values these days, a converted try can turn a game on its head and that’s what Wales were thinking when they scorned a couple of kicks at goal in search of a pushover or penalty try early in the second-half of last Saturday’s clash with Ireland at Croke Park.
NEVER a man for brash predictions or bold statements, Declan Kidney was his traditionally understated self on the eve of this evening’s Triple Crown clash at Croke Park.
CHRIS CUSITER last night insisted the thought of captaining Scotland to the RBS Six Nations wooden spoon had not even entered his mind ahead of this evening’s final match of the campaign in Ireland.
WALES captain Ryan Jones has backed teenage record-breaker Tom Prydie to seize his moment when he “lives the dream” today.
FRANCE hooker William Servat has urged his team-mates to put all talk of the Grand Slam to one side as they prepare for today’s crunch battle with England in their final RBS 6 Nations test.
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